Saturday, 15 March 2014

Local Drug Dealer Caged

A
drug dealer, who was found with almost £150,000 in heroin and
cocaine stashed in two parked cars during a police raid, has been
jailed for five years.

Lester
Jacobs, 30, (pictured) of Law Street, Southwark was arrested when a
warrant was executed by officers from the Chaucer Safer
Neighbourhoods Team.

He
was convicted at the Old Bailey of possession of the class A drugs,
with intent to supply, on January 24, last year.

Cash
totalling £4,420 was also confiscated and he was ordered to pay a
£120 victim surcharge.

A
search of the address revealed £2,200 in cash in one of the bedrooms
along with the keys for two vehicles, which were parked on the
estate.

These
vehicles were searched and found to contain crack cocaine and heroin
with a street value of just over £145,000.

The
drugs were also found with the equipment necessary for their
preparation and distribution at street level.

Jacobs
was arrested and was subsequently charged with the possession of the
drugs with intent to supply.

An
investigation revealed Jacobs was on bail for a similar offence in
late 2012 when he was found in possession of 100 wraps of class A
drugs and £2,600 cash when he was stopped and searched by a
patrolling officer who had noticed him acting suspiciously in the
local area.

Jacobs
was also charged with those additional offences.

Detective
Constable James Woods said: “This is a prime example of the type of
work that goes on across Southwark on a daily basis.

“If
anyone living in Southwark has any suspicion that those living in
their community are involved in this kind of activity I would urge
them to get in touch with us or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.”